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RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — TROY, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in TROY, NEW YORK
Employer RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Report ID 2018076822
Address 110 8TH STREET City, State ZIP TROY, NEW YORK 12180
Event Date July 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 611310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.72000, -73.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell from a truck bed while loading pallets, landing on the floor and fracturing his hip.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2018, a worker at RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in TROY, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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